Inside Appalachia 

Inside Appalachia

 

Saturday at 6 am on WV Public Radio  

Sunday at 6 pm on WV Public Radio 

 
This hour-long weekly radio news magazine is devoted to topics of interest in the southern Appalachian region - shared issues, shared culture and shared history - with a new perspective. Host: Cecelia Mason

 

Content subject to change without notice

Dowload with iTunes   RSS logo 
June 16, 2012
Listen to the entire Program
This audio player requires Adobe Flash

Palliative Care Conference

by Suzanne Higgins

Hospice of Southern West Virginia is hosting its 12th annual Palliative Care Conference in Beckley this week. "Communication" is the theme.


Single gender classrooms ended

by Clark Davis

Cabell County school officials have decided to end single gender classroom instruction but they say it's not because of a letter from the American Civil Liberties Union.


Organizer stands by youth program

by Jessica Lilly

Some believe a program meant to help troubled youth in West Virginia might be doing more harm than good. But the organizer of the scared straight and aftercare program is standing by it.


Company develops hydraulic fracturing technique

by Matt Richmond, The Allegheny Front

Hydraulic fracturing in the Marcellus Shale requires millions of gallons of water. A Canadian company has developed a technique that eliminates the need for all that water. But it's a hard sell for the gas and oil industry.


Wheeling sign collection more like art installation

by Glynis Board

Andy Hogan is a sign collector in the Wheeling area but his collection is more than a hobby. It's become a giant art installation on his farm that tells the story of a time gone by in Wheeling, WV.


A tribute to Nat Reese

by Suzanne Higgins

Blues musician Nat Reese passed away recently at the age of 88. Reese was a 2009 inductee into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame. He spoke to Suzanne Higgins shortly before he was inducted. Here's a rebroadcast of that interview.


Sports car collection

by Charles Compton, WEKU

Certainly, Kentuckians love a sports car. When NASCAR returns to the Commonwealth later this month for a Sprint Cup Race, the turnout will rival the Kentucky Derby. But there are gear heads here with a taste for Italian. People like Lexington businessman Tom Jones collect the Maserati.


Plus: West Liberty, KY tornado, Farm Labor laws, Food Stamps, Breathitt County bridge.
test
 
 Affiliate stations
 

Station

Location

Time

Allegheny Mountain Radio
WVLS
WCHG

Marlinton WV
Monterey VA
Hot Springs VA

Saturday 7 am

WETS, 89.5 FM

Johnson City TN

Sunday 6 pm

WMKY, 90.3 FM
Morehead State Public Radio

Morehead KY

Saturday 4 pm

WMMT, Appalshop Mountain Community Radio

Whitesburg KY

Sunday 11 am

Tuesday 6 pm

WEKU, Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond KY

Sunday 6 pm

WSHC, Shepherd University

Shepherdstown WV

Sunday 9 am

Recent Episodes of Inside Appalachia
[First] [Previous] [Next] [Last]
Listen Live to West Virginia Public Radio on your Computer or Smartphone
West Virginia Public Broadcasting is a member station of: